This
book
tells
the
story
of
changing
fashions
in
clothes
from
the
times
of
Alfred
the
Great
to
the
present
day.
It
explains
how
our
clothes
have
changed
from
the
long
flowing
robes
of
the
Middle
Ages
through
the
lavish
dress
of
the
Elizabethans
and
the
simplicity
of
Puritan
styles,
to
mass-produced
variety
of
our
own
day.
It
shows
how
the
problems
of
making
clothes
have
influenced
their
style,
from
the
time
when
all
spinning,
weaving
and
sewing
had
to
be
done
laboriously
by
hand.
Quotations
from
writers
of
the
time
help
to
show
what
the
people
of
each
period
thought
of
the
clothes
of
their
day.
There
are
over
180
illustrations,
all
taken
or
copied
from
pictures
of
the
same
period
as
the
clothes
they
show.
Museums
with
costume
collections
are
listed
at
the
end
of
the
book,
and
there
is
an
index.
Part
of
the
Black's
Junior
Reference
Books
series
from
A
&
C
Black
Ltd,
London.
64
pages
including
the
index.
Hardback
with
dust
jacket.
Ex-library
book.
All
illustration
in
black/white.
In
very
good
vintage
condition
with clean,
intact
pages,
sound
binding
and
bright
cover
but
please
take the
following
into
consideration:
manilla
ticket
holder
&
gummed
on
date
paper
at
back
of
book;
marks
on
inside
front/ back
cover
(including
selotape
ones)
but
these
aren't
too
disturbing;
selotape
marks
on
the
pictorial
boards;
underneath
the
jacket
there
are
also
yellow
selotape
marks.
Jacket
has
edge
wear
and
some
marks
on
its
white
background.
Overall
rating:
Very
nice
copy
of
a
lovely
children's
reference
book
with
delightful
illustrations.
This
one
is
a
real
winner
with
fairly
minor
faults
which
do
not
really
detract
from
its
charm.
Combined
postage
offered.
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